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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: 1997 DYNA MYTE DM4800 VMC to Mach3 Conversion

« on: September 13, 2012, 01:58:04 PM »

The Spindle Housing Cover was cracked and is very wobbly.  Since I am in sheet metal mode, we whipped out a quick plate to keep the damage from getting worse and to minimize the wobble. 

JH

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: 1997 DYNA MYTE DM4800 VMC to Mach3 Conversion

« on: September 12, 2012, 10:29:13 AM »

Finished up the internal mounts and gusset for the 17in LCD screen and added a simple keyboard tray with support gussets.   The top and bottom of the enclosor also have covers so the basic box is complete.  Once the paint is on it will look like new.

Next I need to get it connected to the mill with a swivel and provide a place for the cables to run.

JH

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: 1997 DYNA MYTE DM4800 VMC to Mach3 Conversion

« on: September 12, 2012, 10:27:18 AM »

Way to recycle Joel! Nice work so far...
Marty

Thanks Marty...  A large portion of the junk in my shop is from industrial trash

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Control Panel Structure

« on: September 10, 2012, 10:32:15 AM »

I took some old steel shelves and cut them into the control panel sides for the basic box structure.  Drilled holes and sanded them for the spot welds and got the basic box constructed.  The front side where the CNC cut bezel is now drilled and tapped into place, then made a quick access panel for the back side so the wiring for buttons can be installed with ease.  I should have the screen mounted in the next couple of days as the internal mount fabrication is almost complete.

JH

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: 1997 DYNA MYTE DM4800 VMC to Mach3 Conversion

« on: September 05, 2012, 09:58:31 AM »

The front doors are tilted back therefore the drawer slides used to connect them at the top are under additional stress when the drawer slides are extended (door closed position)   You can see the stock slides are shot when compared to the new Accuride ones.  After creating new holes and mounts the new slides have been attached to the doors. 

The doors are hung but sag when they are closed because of the tilt factor.  I am not real happy about this as the doors should open and close effortlessly.  So, I plan too attached a truck / rail system at the top connecting the large opening to remove this sag and allow the drawer slides to perform with out the tilt stress.  This will allow the top of the doors to be connected at 2 points instead of just 1.   At least the is the current plan….

JH

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: 1997 DYNA MYTE DM4800 VMC to Mach3 Conversion

« on: August 31, 2012, 04:37:47 PM »

Looks good, Joel.

Question for you, do these have a "wiper" in them of some kind, or are they just metal -to- metal scrapers?

Dave

Dave,

There is thin rubber wiper between each cover.  The goal with it is to keep out the all the coolant too.  

Thanks
JH

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: 1997 DYNA MYTE DM4800 VMC to Mach3 Conversion

« on: August 31, 2012, 10:45:33 AM »

Can you add a picture of the way cover between the table and Z axis? I need some ideas for my mill.
Great work as always!

This is Rear Y axis way cover.  This was the hardest one to repair as it was all smashed up.  So far it seems to be working good.

Thanks
JH

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: Just got a lathe to retrofit

« on: August 30, 2012, 03:19:05 PM »

Looks great Hood.  As always I enjoy your post!

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: 1997 DYNA MYTE DM4800 VMC to Mach3 Conversion

« on: August 29, 2012, 05:11:57 PM »

Thanks!   

All the ATCs that I have seen have a Geneva Mechanism for this reason including this one.

Hope that helps.



Thanks
JH

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: O3N250

« on: August 28, 2012, 12:42:20 PM »

Very Sweet !!!